The City of Winooski is accepting applications for its COVID-19 Recovery Business Grant applications! Has your Winooski business suffered sustained revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic? You may be eligible for emergency grant funding that can help support your business.
Donor Name: City of Winooski
State: Vermont
City: Winooski
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The purpose of the Winooski COVID-Recovery Business Grant program is to assist Winooski businesses in recovering from sustained pandemic-related revenue losses by providing:
- Assistance for making business commercial lease payments;
- Assistance for competitive pay and/or bonuses to employees working in restaurants, retail and other front-line customer service work that puts them at higher risk of exposure to COVID; and
- Technical support and assistance to modernize businesses’ online presence, sales, social media marketing, etc.
- Physical improvements that reduce or eliminate building or health code violations, with a priority on improvements that improve safety or working conditions.
The intention is to promote the long-term viability of Winooski-based businesses, which in turn will
- stabilize employment opportunities;
- prevent or reduce commercial vacancy rates in the City; and
- continue to provide necessary goods and services for their residents;
- contribute to the economic vitality of the City.
Funding Amount
The maximum grant per business from this program is $10,000.
Eligibility Considerations
Geographic Area
The area served by the program is the geographical limits of the City of Winooski, Vermont.
Eligible Applicants
The Winooski COVID-Recovery Business Grant program is intended to assist businesses located in Winooski which have suffered sustained revenue losses due to the pandemic. Businesses must demonstrate sustained revenue losses from 2019 to 2021 in order to be eligible for grant assistance. Businesses must have applied or be in process of applying for assistance from the State of Vermont Economic Recovery Bridge program
Eligible Activities
- Making business commercial lease payments
- Competitive pay and/or bonuses to employees working in restaurants, retail and other front-line customer service work that puts them at higher risk of exposure to COVID
- Technical support and assistance to modernize businesses’ online presence, sales, social media marketing, etc.
- Improvement of building or physical facilities/equipment to address code violations, especially those that improve health and safety conditions.
For more information, visit COVID-19 Recovery Business Grant.
